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KMID : 0624620080410110814
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BMB Reports
2008 Volume.41 No. 11 p.814 ~ p.819
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Proteinase 3-processed form of the recombinant IL-32 separate domain
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Kim Sun-Jong
Lee Si-Young
Her Erk
Bae Su-Young
Choi Jida
Hong Jae-Woo
Jaekal Jun
Yoon Do-Young
Azam Tania
Dinarello Charles A.
Kim Soo-Hyun
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Abstract
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Interleukin-32 (IL-32) induces a variety of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. The IL-32 transcript was reported originally in activated T cells; subsequently, it was demonstrated to be abundantly expressed in epithelial and endothelial cells upon stimulation with inflammatory cytokines. IL-32 is regulated robustly by other major proinflammatory cytokines, thereby suggesting that IL-32 is crucial to inflammation and immune responses. Recently, an IL-32α-affinity column was employed in order to isolate an IL-32 binding protein, neutrophil proteinase 3 (PR3). Proteinase 3 processes a variety of inflammatory cytokines, including TNFα, IL-1β, IL-8, and IL-32, thereby enhancing their biological activities. In the current study, we designed four PR3-cleaved IL-32 separate domains, identified by potential PR3 cleavage sites in the IL-32α and γ polypeptides. The separate domains of the IL-32 isoforms α and γ were more active than the intrinsic α and γ isoforms. Interestingly, the N-terminal IL-32 isoform γ separate domain evidenced the highest levels of biological activity among the IL-32 separate domains.
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KEYWORD
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Cytokine, Human lung epithelial cell, Inflammation, Interleukin-32, Proteinase 3
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